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Quote susan53 1a. (On the phone) A : Can I speak to John ? B : Can you phone back later? He's just got into the bath.
1b. When I saw David he had just got back from Australia. |
I'd say 'gotten' for both.
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Quote susan53 2a. Luigi's English has got a lot better recently.
2b. The tests showed that her eyesight had got considerably worse since the previous check-up. |
again 'gotten' for both.
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Quote susan53 3a. Hey everybody! I've got my exam results!
3b. When I saw John, he had just got his exam results. |
The first one, I'd say 'got' to mean 'possess'
or 'gotten' to mean 'received'
The second one, I'd use 'gotten'
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Quote susan53 4a. Look! I've got a new car.
4b. He said he had got a new car. |
I'd say 'got' and 'gotten' for these two, respectively
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Quote susan53 5a. I've got a headache.
5b. I've got two sisters.
5c. I've got red hair |
all 'got'
Please don't ask why
but maybe as a general rule I say 'have got' to mean 'possess' and 'have gotten' to mean 'have received'